The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.
Bjertnaes O, Deilkås ET, Skudal KE, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2015;27:26-30.
In this observational study, reports of poor patient experience was correlated with higher incidence of patient harm determined from medical record review. These findings are consistent with a recent systematic review which found that patient experience was associated with a variety of patient safety and quality outcomes.
Bjertnaes O, Skudal KE, Iversen HH, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:743-51.
The Patient-Reported Incident in Hospital Instrument, which consists of 13 questions about patient-perceived safety events during hospitalization, had satisfactory hospital-level reliability in this study.